The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-31

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she was not inclined toward It until IL was 80
generally askcd for and 80 heartily granted,
jority that women should vote In Kansas. she
beloved It to be the duty Of women to accept
af tS The os NTH her on
posted her ballot, but did not cast vote for
The history Of Mrs, salter's election robs tho
situation of some OF it's romance. As In most
small towns IN Kansas, the question " issue
eniorceInent or acknowledgements OF the pro.
hibtory law. Considerable apathy being SHOWN
Ry tho mon of ArGonia last spring the ". 2. 4.
were invited. II mot in The Baptist Church on
Saturday evening before the election, which
political caucus was ever conducted as " was,
9enG epSd h tine snSpT b %
1iGth or Crusade Psalm and prayer. Then, aftor
ellmen were named. and the meeting djournel.
ist ordered some tickets printed with the five
Cou1cilmen on, but instead OF the caucus
substituted They They were ERE circulated as bur.
lesIue. but when tho members Of the W. 9. Il.
heard e In they Swn DsS hoist hS pqa
Mrs. Salter and found her at tho wnshtub. She
was as indignnnt as they at the intended In
ed to 1t. she consented. and hor male and 70:
mnle friends then went to work for her, and
ao sSod reeayed 'a az sR1
In due time she qualified and began the dis
charge OF her duties, which consisted in the
urer. Marshal, policeman, Street Commission
ments she has only TO preside az the Council
meetings. and soc that the few ordinances arc
Ssy %Sssvsr ss Is s Ws TO
OF the town may denGnd--lor which she re-
Ssiyes the magnilicent salary OF Il por annum
gar,iing her administration. her followers
highly prnIsng her. md others entering at al
aEasst sent e 9pesh wod
like to have sidewalks laid and some protec-
ton secured against, fro, and she insists on
a good sanitary condition: Although the peo-
pie OF ArgSnIa ars enterPrsing enough to have
one day becoming a county seat. the revenue
ernble opposition has SO far been made to any
now sources of expense. and Mrs. Salter has
been forced to be content with carrying out
the laws at present on the citys statute books;
as but one arrest has been made, under. her
administration. and that for violation OF the
- Al the meeting of tho Council attended
Snlter wearing n street dress and u fashiona-
and several times checked discussions which
she deemed irrelevant. to the evident dislike Of
Bore the ar pei pnps q
not ovcr-popular school mistress. No official
acton was taken on any subject. though nm
o. ,cr Of business was carried out and several
matters discussed. A Councilman thought the
license on billiard tables should be reduced
hd dsn heaS M Saes
badly enough to oiier any premiums and one
OF the Councilmen agreeing with her, the mat
ter was dropped. When the Councilmen were
asked if they knew Of any violations OF ordi-
spouse came, tho Mayor mentioned that sho
knew of two small boys having thrown stones
through a vacant house and she Thought they
should h9 arrested aud punished, This was
about all the business transacted, and 1t is
little less than the Council is ever asked to do
something, of curiosity by even her towns
pointed out to strangers The mischievous
smal! boy appears to regard her much as u
the Mayor is often the signal for general
scatter of urchins as she approaches. She is
also the subject OF much newspaper comment
and the butt OF some raraGraphors' Jokes. She
receives letters and clippings. most of hem
kindly in tone, by almost every mail. and ono
newspaper notice was scnt her al the WHY
from Berlin.
asked Mrs. Salter II her. ambition to act as
q female politician or leader in woman suf-
frage circles had been aroused By her election.
She quickly replied No, indeed. 1 shall be
very glad when my term OF office EXPIRES. and
myself entirely. as. always have done hereto
fore, to the care of my family" And in con-
yersatiOn with q number Of business mon in
Argonia found q very general disposition to
lean town which ever tried the experiment OF
a woman Mayor.